Stamp-affixing machine.



C. J, FISHER.

STAMP AFFI XING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.}9l6,

1,44,'? 24., Patented 001;. 30,1917.

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WITNESSES ATTORNEY C. ,l- FISHER.

STAMP AFFIXING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IULY a. me.

Patented Oct. 30,1917.

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STAMP AFHXJNG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6 I916.

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- STAMPAFFIXING momma.

APPLICATION men mu s. 1916.

1,244,724. Patented Oct. 30,1917.

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INVENTOR Charles-J Fzshen WITNESSES ATTORNEY Spcifibe'tieh of Td all 760m itmdg cmiem Be it kn'pwn' i that 1, CHARLESUJFISHER; a' citizen of the United State's; re ding at 'A1- leiitowm 'in the -'counfiy'ef Lehigh' and State stated bf sini-ple constflueti zmdopfaltibhk Another object is to rovide Q m ac'hine hLV- 1 ing specialmeans fol"? moistefiirig theshe-wirfgtlie "parts in" operative positibh;

Fig. 7 is a 'detai lof the stal nfislide cever Br'oadly stated myinvenpiim' eomprises' a casing 'hwing a shat-116W cylind rical chqmber to receive a rolPof stamps instfipfdrm-ya' phin-ger head movable inf said casing-' 2mg} adapted to tear bi deba'ch' stamps f16m"the" The casing of che" machine is fo l'megitwo cast sectibnsl and 2,"-Yeach pi'dvidedwvlth HARLESJesEPHfTISHERQQF 'ALIZENTGWN JTiffifiSYIIVANIKL a Sleeve" ll form'ed integral with abl o'ek 12 is which o erates in guides lfii carried by the:

A, p, s mayhem 31 1s provided, at its inner side, with an up-. wardly and rearwardly inclined plate 38 fitted into a slot in the head, the upper edge of which is serrated to form teeth, for,

shaft 39 which projects through the casing 7 section 2 is squared to receive the lower end of a tripping lever d1 pro ided; with a squared aperture 41 fol-this purpose. This upper end, lever lever. is secured over the end of the shaft by a'screw 4L2 engaging'with the same and threaded into the end of theshaft. At its -41 is pivoted between the arms as. formed integral with, and at the upper end of, a sleeve'it At its upper end,

the lGYQIflllS formed with a curved tr1pping finger 4:5. This finger is of such length.

as to engagethe head 46 of a spring catch 4:7 integral with a connecting' rod 48 pivotally connectedto the supplemental arm 4C9 of the lever 16, when the arm 16' of the lever has been depressed into its lowest pothreaded, as at 50, and is inserted into the tubular link 51 which is pivoted to the arm 49.. T he link 51 is providedwith an inter' mediate elliptical eye .52 which receives a .thumb nut 53 threaded on the rod 48. 1A.

lock nut 5 li's also threaded on therod adj acent the inner end ofsleeve 51. By means of the thumb nut 53 and nut 54:, the len th ofthe rod ls can be adjusted so as to secure accurate operation of the tripping mechanism. -A cover 55 is mounted' above the slideway in which the feeding head 9 operates. Thiscover is of shallow rectangular box shape andis or such length as to completely. cover the slideway of the feeding; head and to project a slight distance rear ward of the same. The cover 55 is forined, near its forward end, withlateral downwardly projecting ears 56 which fit into recesses 57 somewhat larger than theears.

A pivotscrew 58 isinserted through the ears 56 and the casing thus pronding a pivotal mounting for the. cover. At its for ward end, the cover 18 provided with a downwardly beveled block 59 otthe same width as the feeding head 9. At its rear ward end it is provided with two downwardly beveled blocks 60 separated by a central slot 61. Ahead 62 is mounted to operate between the guides 13 for the feeding head. The body of this head fits'snugly. between theguides and is providedwith in-,

tegral downwardly and rearwardly project,- ing lugs63. .The upper end of the rod 14; fits between the. lugs 12 of the block 12, and receives the lugs 63 ofthe head 62. A

cam 54. ismounted between the lugs 63, and

. edgeof the recess I lower arm 15 of the lever.

has being or approximately irregular polygonal shape. When the head 62 is in its depressed position, the cam is arranged in a diagonal position with one corner 65 projecting into an approximately triangular recess 66 formed in a guide plate 67 secured to the upper wall of the stamp chamber .lnthis position the front edge 6a of the cam plate is in engagement with the front 66 of the guide plate and holds the lug 68 formed integral with the cam plate in engagement with the rear edge of the head, thus holding the head in depressed position. When the head is moved rearward, the rearedge 6& of the cam plate engages-the rear edgeof the recess 66, at

its lower end. The continued rearward.

movement'of the head rotates the cam plate on its pivot (-39 so as to, bring the edgetel in engagement with the upper edge of the guide plate 6]? for its full length. l Vhen this happens, the lug 68 carried by the plate 64 engages the under side of head 62 forsition. .The outer part of rod 48 1S screwward of the pivot 69 and acts to rotate the head into raised position. During the move- I of the cover 55 is raised by the head thus tilting the cover on the pivot pin 58 so as f-to, bru g the trout edge of the cover tight against the forward projecting end of the bottom of the slide-way 1nwlnch the head 9 operates. Th s acts to hold the stamp strip lirmlylin positionadjaccnt the inner edge of the plunger head 31. lVhen the upper arm 16 of the lever 16 is depressed, as. in Fig. 2, therectangular block 12, and the parts connected thereto, are moved rears ward by the action ct rod 1% pivoted to the This imparts rearward movement to the head 62 which acts in the manner above described to lift the back portion of the cover 55 in the manner above stated. I this operation is taking place, the plunger head. 31 is being moved upward by means of. the supplemental lever arm a9, rod50, lever 41, shaft 39, and the arms i0. As the head rises the toothed edge of plate 38 en.- gages the securely held stamp strip and acts to detach or tear. the stamp from the same. Also, as the head rises.v the plunger foot 30 is depressed through the action. of the head 22 and lugs 28 so as'to press firmly downward against the plunger head. By this means, the stamp which has been previously moistened by means to be later disclosed, 1S t ghtlypressed against the taco the envelop which has been placed over the At the same time that rearward. This moves the carriage rear-,

ward so that the roller 77 passes across the gummed surface of the stamp so as to moisten the same, as will bec-lear from Fig. 3 of the drawings. During the latter part of the downward movement of the lever arm the spring mounted about the pivot '88 willact to return the carriage'7 to its initialposition.v I

The stamps used be printed or cut into strips, one stamp in width, and these strips are then formed into,

a roll which is mounted on a pin 97 secured in'the casing of the machine at the center of the stamp chamber for this purpose. The stamps are wound with the gummed surface outward and the strip is inserted through.

the throat 8, overthe cross pin 98, and between the leaf spring 99 secured to the pin and the upper rear wall of the throat, into the slideway in which the feeding head 9 operates. lNhen'the lever v16 is depressed so as to bring the head 9 into its rearmost position, and then released, thehead grips the stamp strip, on its forwardmovement, so as to feed the stamps toward the plunger head '31, as already described. "When a stamp :has been'fed into position above: the

plunger head, the hand plate 92 is rockedforward. so as to bring block 98 into engagement with roller 95. lhis moves the carriage .70 to its rearmost position so as to uncover. 'the stamp and, simultaneously, moisten the gummed surface thereof. \Vhen the carriage 70 is moved into its rearmost position, the flexible tube is sharply bent, asat, 80. in Fig. I, so as to cut off 'the supply of water from the tank 82. This eliminates the possibility of any water dripping through from above the stamp chamber on to the stamp roll. An envelop is then placed with its upper right hand corner above the plunger head 31, and the lever arm 16, and plunger foot 30 are forced downward. This forces the stamp into tight engagement with the surface of the envelop so as to become securely attached thereto.

For convenience in operatingthe machine, suitable supporting brackets 100 and 101 are secured at the front of the machine, at opposite sides thereof, adjacent the plunger head. One of these brackets may support a basket or other suitable container which holds the envelops to have stamps attached.

The other bracket may hold the container.

to receive the envelops to which stamps have been attached.

It will be obvious that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement' of the difi'erent'parts ofmy machine without departing from the field and in this machine are to,

scope of the invention, and I intend to include all such changes as fall within the scope of the appended claims, in this application, in which a preferred form only of my invention is disclosed.

VVha-t I claim, is: 1. In a stamp attaching machine, the combination of a slideway, a feed head slidably operable therein, a lever connected to said feed head so as to operate the same, a plunger head mounted adjacent the outer end of the slideway and provided with stamp means for holding the stamp strip at a line adjacent the inner edge of the plunger head during the upward movement of said head,

and a plunger foot mounted above the said plunger head and movable toward and away from the same, said foot being connected to the said operating lever so as to be operated thereby.

3. In a stamp attaching machine, the combination of a slideway, a feed head slidable therein, a rockably mounted cover for said slideway, means for depressing the outer end of said cover during the rearward movement of said feed head so as'to grip a strip of stamps fed outward in the slide way, the

outer end of the cover being coincident with the outer end of the slide way, a stamp detaching device mounted adjacent the outer end of said slideway adapted to detach a stamp from the outer end of a stamp strip heldbythe cover, and means for operating the feed head and for simultaneously operating the said detaching device during the rearward movement of the head. 4. In stamp attaching machines, a vertically movable plunger head, a plunger foot mounted above said head and movable toward and away fromthe same, means for feeding a strip of stamps across the plunger head, a holding device adapted to engage the stamp strip along a line in the plane of one face of the plunger head so as to hold the samewhen the plunger head is raised and permit detaching of a stamp from the strip, a stamp moistening device movable across the plunger head so as to moisten a stamp positioned above the same, a rockably mounted operating lever movable into operative engagement withthe plunger foot so as to depress the same when the lever 18 depressed, connections between said lever and the plunger foot and the stamp feeding means, holding device, and moistening de vice, and the plunger head for operating the feeding means, actuating the holding device so as to hold the stamp strip fed beneath the same with a stamp positioned above the plunger head, then moving the moistening device across the stamp above the plunger head so as to moisten the same, and subsequently raising the plunger head so as to detach the moistened stamp, when said operating lever for the plunger head is disposed, and means for returning the feed, holding and moistening means and the said plunger head and foot to their initial positions when said lever for depressing the plunger foot is released.

5. In a stamp attaching machine, the combination of a slideway, a feed head slidable therein, a rockable cover plate mounted over said slideway and feed head, means for raising the inner end of said cover during the rearward travel of the feed head, an operating lever connected to said feed head, a plunger head adjacent the outer end of the slideway, means for raising the plunger head during the rearward movement of the feed head, and a plunger foot mounted above the plunger head and movable toward and away from the same, said foot being connected to the operating lever so as to be actuated thereby. i

6. In a stamp attaching machine, the combination of a slideway, a feed head slidable therein, means for holding the feed head out of engagement with the bottom plate of said slideway during its rearward movement and in engagement with said plate during its forward movement, a rockable cover plate mounted above said slideway and feed head, means for raising the inner part of the cover plate during the rearward movement of the feed head, a plunger head adjacent the outer end of the slideway and provided with a stamp detaching device, means for normally holding the plunger head in lowered position, means for raising the plunger head during the rearward movement of the feed head, an operating lever connected to the feed head and the plunger head raising means, a tripping device adapted to release the plunger head when it has been raised to a predetermined height, and a plunger foot mounted above the plunger head and movable toward and away from the same, said foot being operatively connected to the said operating lever.

7. In stamp detaching machines, a slide way, a feed head slidable therein, means for holding the feed head out of engages ment with the bottom plate of said slide way during its rearward movement and inv the cover plate during the rearwar move ment of the feed head, a plunger head adjacent the outer end of the slide way and provided with a stamp detaching device, means for normally holding the plunger head in lowered position, means for raising the plunger head during the rearward movement of the feed head, an operating lever connecting the feed head and the plunger head raising means, a tripping device adapted to release the plunger head when it has been raised to a predetermined height, said tripping device being adjustable whereby the extreme height to which the plunger head is raised may be varied to suit circumstances, and a plunger foot mounted above the plunger head and movable toward and away from the same, said foot being operatively connected to the said operating lever.

8. In a stamp attaching machine, the combination of a casing, a slideway integral therewith, said casing provided with a stamp receiving chamber communicating with the slideway, a feed head slidable in said slideway, a cover plate rockably mounted above the slideway and feed head, means for raising the inner end of the cover during the rearward movement of the feed head, a plunger head mounted adjacent the outer end of the slideway and provided at its inner edge with a serrated plate, an operating lever connected to the feed head, means for normally maintaining the plunger head in lowered position, means connected to the operating lever for raising the plunger head during the rearward movement of the feed head, a tripping device adapted to release the plunger head when it has been raised to a predetermined height, a plunger foot mounted above the plunger head and movable toward and away from the same, a slidably mounted moistening device operable across the plunger head, and

.means for operating the said moistening device and subsequently depressing the plunger foot and simultaneouslyactuating the operating lever.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' CHARLES JOSEPH FISHER.

WVitnessesz WM. H. Wrssnn, HARRY N ORBEGK.

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